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The sheer scale of humanitarian suffering over-stretched OCHA as well as responders across the humanitarian community.
While working in five level-three emergencies in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen as well as in two sudden onset natural disasters in Nepal and...

With millions of people across the world affected by droughts, floods and other extreme weather events triggered by El Niño, the international community must act now to address urgent humanitarian needs and support building communities’ resilience to future shocks, said Stephen O’...

Obock, 18 March 2016: Mohammed, 20, is returning home to Ethiopia after spending a grueling seven months in war-torn Yemen as a migrant. He was euphoric to arrive in Djibouti, which marked the first stage of his long journey home.
As with many migrants, Mohammed suffered traumatic experiences during...

It is a universal consensus that data saves lives. Data provides the humanitarian community with short and long term solutions to provide vulnerable communities with the help they need, when they need it.
Collecting and managing data, particularly in the onset of a humanitarian crisis, presents a number...

The United Nations and its partners have today launched their humanitarian plans for 2014 with appeals totalling US$12.9 billion to support 52 million people in 17 countries with essential, life-saving aid. More than half of this funding is needed to support humanitarian efforts in Syria and neighbouring...